Travel Guide

This page describes how to survive in at Rovaniemi
during the AES 16th International Conference on Spatial Sound Reproduction.

We attempt to provide participants with important information to
help you enjoy your stay in winter wonderland. It has been considered that
participants will arrive by plane, but some basic information regarding
other forms of transport are also included.

This page will be updated periodically, to ensure accuracy.

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The Airport taxi meets all incoming
flights and will drive the you to your hotel. The single person fare is
40 FIM. If required the airport taxi has its own direct telephone line
at the airport terminal, near the front door.

Conventional Taxi's are available at
the airport and can take you anywhere in the city. The average fare into
town is 70 FIM.

Inquiries tel. +358 16 106 410 (local 106 410).

the Airport Express bus service meets
all Finnair flights and can take you to the city hotels (Hotel Vaakuna
or Hotel Pohjanhovi). Airport Express is also available for transport elsewhere,
on request.

There are also plenty of ATM machines that you can use for withdrawing cash with your
credit card. However, not all of the ATM machines are meant for cash withdrawals.
The ones that are suitable for credit card withdrawals are marked with
this sign:
Otto.

You can also change Finnish marks at any bank and in the conference hotels.
Check out the latest currency rates here.

To give you an idea of the price range, here are some examples (these are
only approximate average prices):

Finland is a member of Nordic council and the EU. Travelers residing
in these countries visiting Finland do not require a visa. Visas are not
required by citizens of e.g. San Marino and Switzerland Australia, Brazil,
Canada, Chile, New Zealand and USA. There are no vaccination requirements
for any international travelers.

What is the time in Finland?

Finland time is GMT +2 hours The time difference between Eastern U.S.
Standard Time and Finnish Standard Time is 7 hours.
Check out the current time in Finland for example at
The World Wide Clock from AWC.

Do I have to buy food during the conference?

No. The conference will provide all food
and some refreshment during the conference. This will include breakfast,
lunch and dinner with some intermediate snacks.

Can I drink tap water?

Yes. It is safe to drink tap water anywhere in Finland. You don't have
to buy bottled water unless you want to.

Can I read my email at the conference

Yes. We will provide ISDN internet services
at the conference venue that will allow email, WWW, SSH
and telnet access to AES participants PCs and it will be for free!